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I want my other two characters back! in The Avernum Trilogy
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Wednesday, April 26 2006 07:23 Profile Homepage #7 By RMEC: quote: Avernum seems to be too specialized. It caters to min/maxers like me. Before entering Thalni's beta, I spent about an hour in Kel's HLPM, creating a party min/maxed towards the hidden skills. -------------------- (Distinct mowing sound.) Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Xylgham udwlnit skretcko!1!! in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 09:21 Profile Homepage #57 By Possession/Riibu: quote: Also, I bloody well did not die. Considering I'm usually one with the lurkers would mean I died in the avalanche or possibly skipped sides, and neither of those just would've happened with me. I never would've followed some .. person with a member number some 5000 bigger than mine. The whole idea is ridiculous! I've ranted on somewhat close to that subject before, I'm sure the topic can be found if one so wishes. Referring to me, I presume? -------------------- (Adds mapmakers to the list of unsuitable Legionnaires of Terror.) Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
A Word of Encouragement for the RW Cult in Richard White Games
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 09:09 Profile Homepage #2 Thanks to that tidbit of information, I won't be able to sleep tonight. The cultists! They're everywhere! -------------------- Praise tha High Priest o' Thor. May his beard e'er be soaked in ale rather than vomit. - Durkon (OotS) Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Scenario Processing in Blades of Exile
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 09:05 Profile Homepage #26 By TM: quote: (In all actuality, I agree with Thralni that alpha-testing can be incredibly difficult if you have complex bits of coding to do. I usually alpha-test these bits in particular immediately after I've made them to avoid incredible pains down the road.) I agree. Incremental testing is the name of the game. It cannot be stressed enough, for anything computer related. As for the question: I'm no expert, but I'd say the 'smaller' details such as dialog are the 'hardest', and most important. It's annoying to seemingly waste time on pidly details, but the dialog and other messages to the player are the most important for establishing the scenario's plot and atmosphere. (This is what I am repeating to myself as I write state after state after state...) EDIT: Apparently, HTML has only been enabled in the BoA forum. Back to 20 dashes... -------------------- But I'm betting your presence will negate rational thought within a 20-foot radius anyway. - Roy (OotS) [ Tuesday, April 25, 2006 09:06: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Which scenario to play? in Blades of Avernum
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 08:57 Profile Homepage #7 By Naomi: quote: I'm new to the game and confused by the ammount of available fan-made scenarios. I want to play something long-lasting, smart and satisfying like the original Exile/Avernum scenarios... what scenarios would you people reccomend for me to play through? Quoted for the benefit of all the smug BoEers. :P What's wrong is that ye weren't this excited when I turned ye back into a man! It ain't right! - Durkon (OotS) Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Beta call for "Where the rivers meet" in Blades of Avernum
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Tuesday, April 25 2006 08:52 Profile Homepage #54 Do you want .zip or .rar? :P EDIT: Check out the horizontal rule! Let the HTML madness begin! Look, the salt and pepper shakers are fighting! Pow! Bam! - Elan (OotS) [ Tuesday, April 25, 2006 08:53: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Stereotypically Yours in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Monday, April 24 2006 09:08 Profile Homepage #13 -------------------- <INSERT POSTING GIMMICK HERE> Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Beta call for "Where the rivers meet" in Blades of Avernum
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Monday, April 24 2006 08:52 Profile Homepage #48 Thalni, would you believe I still had the same problem? I blame it on the Fluffy Turtles. Anyway, Tyran e-mailed a .rar file, and that worked (granted, I had to download WinRar, but whatever works...). Thanks Tyran! I'll see how much I can play today. Unless the scenario is really long, expect a beta report Tuesday evening. -------------------- IF I EVER BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD: I will design all doomsday machines myself. If I must hire a mad scientist to assist me, I will make sure that he is sufficiently twisted to never regret his evil ways and seek to undo the damage he's caused. Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Favorite Words in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Monday, April 24 2006 08:43 Profile Homepage #32 If 'irregardless' goes, so does 'superca...', 'supercal..' 'supa....'... that word! -------------------- (Added 'Discombobuated' to 'Irregardless', 'Antidisestablishmentarianism', and 'Yclept'.) Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Boa scenario's: what stage are they in now? in Blades of Avernum
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Monday, April 24 2006 08:19 Profile Homepage #37 Update (because all the cool kids are doing it): Layout all done. 'Hard' scripting all done. Begun work on 'easy' scripting (message_dialog when walking into a space, etc.). Dialog and creature placement will follow. Now that school is pretty much done for me, work on it has increased dramatically (no more twenty minutes a couple of times a week). To give myself a lot of breathing room, expect a beta call for Part I in mid-May (the 'scenario' is a quasi-trilogy, it can be taken as a whole or in parts. Hey, if it worked for Tolkien, it can work for me). -------------------- IF I EVER BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD: My undercover agents will not have tattoos identifying them as members of my organization, nor will they be required to wear military boots or adhere to any other dress codes. Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
SDF Max value in Blades of Avernum Editor
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Monday, April 24 2006 08:05 Profile Homepage #10 Quasi-Topic-Related-Question (because I'm too lazy to start another topic): I made a creature script that would increment a SDF by the amount of a memory cell when it died. I made the general version first, then a made a specific script for summoned monsters - in INIT_STATE, I used set_memory_cell. I set the increment memory cell to -1 (the SDF kept track of the number of spawned creatures in the dungeon). However, the script didn't work. I redid it using variables instead of memory cells, and then it did work. So: memory cells cannot be negative? I looked in the docs, and they didn't list anything about the legal range of values. -------------------- IF I EVER BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD: I will make it clear that I do know the meaning of the word "mercy"; I simply choose not show them any. Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
SDF Max value in Blades of Avernum
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Monday, April 24 2006 08:05 Profile Homepage #10 Quasi-Topic-Related-Question (because I'm too lazy to start another topic): I made a creature script that would increment a SDF by the amount of a memory cell when it died. I made the general version first, then a made a specific script for summoned monsters - in INIT_STATE, I used set_memory_cell. I set the increment memory cell to -1 (the SDF kept track of the number of spawned creatures in the dungeon). However, the script didn't work. I redid it using variables instead of memory cells, and then it did work. So: memory cells cannot be negative? I looked in the docs, and they didn't list anything about the legal range of values. -------------------- IF I EVER BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD: I will make it clear that I do know the meaning of the word "mercy"; I simply choose not show them any. Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Beta call for "Where the rivers meet" in Blades of Avernum
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Sunday, April 23 2006 19:15 Profile Homepage #46 I tried both ways, Lenar. Neither worked. When it's sitting on my hard drive, it does have the .zip extension. If some Windows user could e-mail a working copy of the file, I'd be much obliged. It's: dintiradan(at)yahoo.ca -------------------- IF I EVER BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD: I will not order my trusted lieutenant to kill the infant who is destined to overthrow me -- I'll do it myself. Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Beta call for "Where the rivers meet" in Blades of Avernum
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Sunday, April 23 2006 17:33 Profile Homepage #43 When I tried saving the thing, I manually placed the .zip extension in the filename. I'll try what Lenar suggested anyway and see how that works. If not, I'll forward the message to my University e-mail. Stand by... EDIT: Still didn't work. I'll try downloading the file after I change my settings. I'll also forward it to my University account; never had any problems with .zip files on that one. Stand by... EDIT: Arghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! STILL DOESN'T WORK!!! Another thing I noticed: in my University account, it gives the attachment a .zip extension, but describes it as "application/mac-binhex40". I'll put the files on a flash drive and try them on another computer. That's the last thing I can thing of. @$#%&@! stand by... EDIT: ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!* Neither computer can open it, regardless of which account I get the attachment from. Thralni, are you sure you used WinZip to make the file? -------------------- (Reads e-mail.) Sweet! Some farmer in America needs me to hold 4.5 million dollars in my account for the next couple weeks! [ Sunday, April 23, 2006 18:27: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Beta call for "Where the rivers meet" in Blades of Avernum
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Sunday, April 23 2006 10:54 Profile Homepage #40 Either something's wrong with the attachment, or Yahoo doesn't like me. In the actual e-mail, it says it's a .zip file, and when I'm done downloading it, it says it's a .zip file. But when I'm choosing where to save it, it says it's a .hqx file (presumably a Mac thing). When I tried to open it, I got a lovely Windows error message telling me the file was corrupt or invalid. Does any other Windows user have this problem? If the problem's on my end, I'll PM you with an alternate (non-Yahoo) e-mail. -------------------- IF I EVER BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD: Finally, to keep my subjects permanently locked in a mindless trance, I will provide each of them with free unlimited Internet access. (End of Evil Overlord List #1. On to #2!) Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Power Corrupts in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Sunday, April 23 2006 10:17 Profile Homepage #82 By Randomizer: quote: So the arguments of Creationists (Intelligent Designers) over whether God created everything a few thousand years ago are flawed because there is no way to prove their time frame. Saying that we are too stupid to eventually figure out a way for life to have reached this point is a poor proof. Saying that life is too complex to evolve from simple molecules only means that the steps have been shown yet. In only the last few weeks two examples of "missing links" have been found in the fossil record. A snake that still has 2 legs like a lizard and a fish like creature that has arms. It's only a matter of time before the gaps will be filled in. Then the debate can go back to how can you prove something (God) that can't be detected. Basically, the Intelligent Design argument is that finding two creature with similar anatomies does not prove evolution. For instance, the fact that a whale had two bones in its 'forearm' does not prove that the whale has descended from land animals. It's just that having more than one bone is the only way to make a 'forearm' flexible. I agree; the Creationist argument that an incredibly complicated universe proves Intelligent Design is invalid. The Canadian Tax form is incredibly complicated, yet it definitely isn't the result of intelligent design. A better argument would be an appeal to statistics. Take a protein composed of the correct sequence of one hundred amino acids, say, twenty different types. The chances of forming one protein through one sequence of random collisions (not through folding) is 1 : 1 * 10^130. Basically, evolutionists have already set up a god for themselves. They bow down every day to the great god Probabiliy, who has mercifully shined his face on the world and let it come into existence. EDIT: Sorry about the confusion. The derivation of this result took a simplified protein molecule (usually over one hundred acids, and there are more than twenty different types of aminos). I don't remember exactly, but I think each collision was defined as a random permutation of acids. Granted, it didn't take into account the frequency of the collisions. On the other hand, it didn't take into account the fact that useless proteins could be formed, wasting acids. -------------------- IF I EVER BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD: Any data file of crucial importance will be padded to 1.45Mb in size. [ Sunday, April 23, 2006 17:44: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Xylgham udwlnit skretcko!1!! in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:55 Profile Homepage #25 Thank you, Deighceyoughbah. For a moment there, I was afraid my life had lost all its meaningless. With the return of Misc, I can now sleep soundly. -------------------- IF I EVER BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD: If an attractive young couple enters my realm, I will carefully monitor their activities. If I find they are happy and affectionate, I will ignore them. However if circumstance have forced them together against their will and they spend all their time bickering and criticizing each other except during the intermittent occasions when they are saving each others' lives at which point there are hints of sexual tension, I will immediately order their execution. Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
A new low: in this thread, we hold a conversation using images in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:42 Profile Homepage #14 -------------------- Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Guess What in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:35 Profile Homepage #14 I'm glad to see that an acceptable... um... inverse acronym was found for Dikiyoba. And because I don't like photo brag threads... -------------------- Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Favorite Words in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Sunday, April 23 2006 09:25 Profile Homepage #3 Do they have to be real words? I enjoy using 'irregardless', mostly to annoy English majors. Can't think of any others off the top of my head, though I do have them. Mostly it's favourite names, like Humphrey Bogart. Antidisestablishmentarianism will have to do for the time being. EDIT: How could I forget 'yclept'? -------------------- "Groggy" is a fun word to say. Groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, groggy, grog- - Elan (OotS) [ Sunday, April 23, 2006 09:32: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
An RP in the World of Avernum Reloaded in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Saturday, April 22 2006 12:43 Profile Homepage #311 After defying all natural logic for a day and a night, the Red Star finally disappeared. Slowly the unrest in the southern cities of Libras and Storm Port subsided. For weeks afterwards the citizens still spoke of that day in hushed tones, but the outright panic had ended. For the residents of Redmark College, the panic had just begun. * Demetrius rubbed his eyes as he struggled to pay attention to the book in front of him. It had been a long day, and it appeared that he would stay up until the early hours of the morning. Unfortunately, time was a luxury he no longer had. The news that Captain Erhart brought from the north was beyond disturbing. According to him, the city of Angel's Rest was completely overrun. When he described the beings that had assaulted his forces, a number of the more scholarly Archmagi had stiffened in shock. Rakshasi. It should have been impossible, yet it was horribly not. At this most critical juncture, when the Dominion had extended itself the most since it first took control of Libras and Storm Port, an army virtually immune to magic had appeared out of nowhere. Demetrius would have ordered his forces to retreat, if he had any left. He had to come to terms with the fact that North Karnold was lost, for the time being. In the grand scheme of things, it did not matter whether the people up north were enlightened now or later; Demetrius had just needed a buffer between himself and the Anama established. One small silver lining in this dark cloud was that the Rakshasi would serve as well as a buffer. Demetrius shook his head for a moment, then returned to studying the book. His thoughts had drifted again. After that chaotic Council meeting had adjourned, he had set a number of scholars to find all the information they could in the libraries they could on Rakshasi. Hopefully, between them and the group he had earlier set up to look for any reference to this Red Star, something useful would turn up. After taking care of that, he had locked himself up in one of the restricted libraries. These libraries were limited only to the Archmagi; the knowledge they contained was too dangerous to the common eye. Right now, he was in a room contained all the records of the high-ranking Empire wizards of centuries past. The book in front of him was in a state of disrepair, probably a combination of being centuries old and having being written on the crude parchment of Avernum. It detailed all the research that had happened in Angierach, before the downfall of the Garzahd Regency. It seems that one of the groups of researchers there was comprised of Rakshasi, and a section of the book was devoted to their findings, as well as their behaviour and beliefs. It was the latter that interested Demetrius. There was too much unexplained. Why would the tigers bother sending Erhart back in the first place? Were they so given to pride that they would warn their adversaries before attacking, or was their another reason? He was also trying to find out whether or not they had anything to do with portal research in Angierach. Demetrius suspected so. That Red Star and the Rakshasi had to be related, he didn't believe in coincidences. The Star had originated far from Valorim, probably over Vantanas, yet the Rakshasi had attacked here. In all likelihood, that meant portals, and that meant that they could be over all of Ermarian by now. Disturbing indeed. Yawning, he took a sip of water from the decanter next to him, and continued to read. Tomorrow would be even busier. He was going to send Erhart back up north with as many Dominion Guards as he could spare from the defense of the College. After warning the magi controlling the weather spell, they would split up and try to contact the Agents in the other cities of North Karnold. Hopefully, they could find what remained of Archmage Diego's force. Later on tomorrow, he was going to speak again with that researcher he had talked to the night he had received the news of the attack on Kriszan. It was time to build up the defenses of the College. * Diego fingered the bandages covering his left eye as sat on the boulder, waiting for his scouts to return. An armed Rakshasi had made its way to him in the heat of the battle, and the moment of hesitation before he thought of blowing the tiger back with a gust of air had cost him his eye. Looking up, he saw a group of men approaching what remained of his Battlemagi. It seems that at least one group of scouts had made it back. The leader reigned his horse up next to Diego, saluted, then began. "Archmage, we followed the tigers' tracks up to the foothills. It seems that they are heading towards what the locals call Castle Troglo." Diego raised his eyebrows, then winced, immediately regretting it. "Seems, soldier?" The man looked ashamed for a moment. "It didn't... didn't seem prudent to follow them all the way to make sure, sir." Diego sighed and settled back on the rock. A fine lot they all were, not a brave man or woman among them. The only reason this small fraction of Battlemagi and Dominion Guards had survived that horrendous battle was because they had escaped, illusioned as Rakshasi, abandonning their fellow comrades to their fate. No, he was not proud of what he had done. But he would be damned if he let the tigers get away with this atrocity. * It was odd. They had expected a Hunter force, or perhaps an attack by the Avernites. But the approach to Fort Emergence was uneventful. The men got off their horses and began to set up camp. A few passes away lay the entrance to the underworld. Thankfully, only one of the mirrors had broke on the swift journey west; tomorrow, the short-range scrying would begin. -------------------- Goldenking: I'm not too sure who in your latest post is saying what. I don't think Erhart would tell just any armed wandering band about the specifics of an attack, especially if the band was clearly not a Dominion force. Besides, I was saying far to much in this post to include a rebellion as well. Probably next post. [ Saturday, April 22, 2006 12:46: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00**
Graphics Request in Blades of Avernum
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Saturday, April 22 2006 11:08 Profile Homepage #5 I looked at the A1 graphics and realized that what I said was confusing. Here is a list of the relevant graphics (A1): - G1527: Ogre - G1528: Ogre Mage (just a blue ogre) - G1533: Giant - G1534: Giant Mage or Chief (can't remember) In A3 and BoA (and maybe A2, can't remember), JV made it possible to have tall monsters. He then gave the giants new graphics, gave the ogres the old giant graphics, and got rid of the old ogre graphics. I'd say you could use the old graphics for an adolescent ogre. EDIT: A similar thing happened with dragons and drakes. -------------------- IF I EVER BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD: My dungeon cells will not be furnished with objects that contain reflective surfaces or anything that can be unravelled. [ Saturday, April 22, 2006 11:09: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
"Policing" ourselves? in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Saturday, April 22 2006 08:57 Profile Homepage #46 Kelandon: Come to Canada. American fundamentalists are (TRYING TO) removing evolution from schools? As a stout believer in intelligent design, I greatly oppose this motion. Intelligent design requires intelligent arguments, and removing the teaching of evolution from schools will lead to even more students not being able to coherently argue against it. (Don't get me wrong, I don't think evolution should be preached at schools as the infallible gospel truth. But it is a major theory that still thrives today, so it should be presented.) EDIT: Added the all-important "TRYING TO" in my post. Yipes, forgetting them made a big difference. -------------------- (And what, they gloss over the Holocaust in America? Grrr, it's not even noon yet and I've met my quota of America-bashing.) [ Saturday, April 22, 2006 11:18: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Power Corrupts in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Saturday, April 22 2006 08:40 Profile Homepage #67 This is a public service message: For the clarity of everyone on the boards, I have translated the following (all attempts have been made to preserve the original intention of the text): quote: god does NOT have absolute power because he does NOT exist. Evidence: if god created everything, then who created him? If someone else created him, who created that guy? This question continues ad infinitum. The question of how the galaxy was created remains. Ha ha! I thought of something no other philosopher has thought of in millenia. I bet no of you ever created a paradigim shift, eh? EDIT: What if your greatest pleasure was violence and you went to heaven? Wouldn't a portion of heaven be devoted to eternal violence? On the other hand, if violence was your greatest pleasure and you went to hell, wouldn't hell contain god and some monks waiting to rehabilitate you? Yet again, I though of something that you, the reader, were too stupid to think of. -------------------- Like any good translation, the words are different but the intent is the same. I won't offer my opinion on this passage; many others have done so already. 3DiT 5P3\|_I\|\\|G!1!!111!! 0]\/[g WTF [ Saturday, April 22, 2006 08:44: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00
Descriptions in General
Dintiradan Guardian Member # 6670	written Saturday, April 22 2006 08:05 Profile Homepage #52 Ummm... okay. When not actively involved in reading the topics on the Spiderweb Software Message Boards, Thuryl enjoys making the other members participate in some strange psychology experiment, then dangling the bait of an explanation in from of them. -------------------- How's that? Posts: 1509 \| Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00

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